On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, Takuro Sakamoto, Executive Officer, Head of Customer Development at Elephantech, will serve as a panelist at PCB West 2026, held in Santa Clara, California.
PCB West is a technical conference and exhibition on printed circuit board design, fabrication, and assembly, organized by the U.S.-based Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA). Held for more than 30 years, the event draws more than 2,000 registered designers, engineers, fabricators, and assemblers, along with more than 100 exhibiting companies each year.
The panel Sakamoto will join, “The Future of PCB Design,” will touch on the current state of AI in PCB design; interposers; high-speed/high-current advancements; optics; and where the next generation of PCB designers are coming from. The session is designed to facilitate technical exchange, explore emerging opportunities and strategic choices, and highlight the need for future-ready technologies.
Elephantech will contribute perspectives on manufacturing process innovation and the evolution of interconnect design rules. Our Nano Copper Deposition technology platform opens new possibilities for high-aspect-ratio via metallization, enabling higher-speed, higher-density architectures for cutting-edge PCB designs.
| Event | PCB West 2026 |
| Session | Session 10 — Panel: The Future of PCB Design |
| Date & Time | Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 3:30–5:00 p.m. (local time) |
| Venue | Santa Clara Convention Center (Santa Clara, California, USA) |
| Elephantech Panelist | Takuro Sakamoto (Executive Officer, Head of Customer Development, Elephantech) |
| Other Panelists | Joe Dickson, WUS Printed Circuits Steven Clark, Ph.D., Stanford (retired) Mohammad Matin, Celus |
| Moderator | Matt Leary, Newgrange Design |
| Registration | PCB West 2026 Registration |